Bryan Cole is a 24-year-old semi-pro hockey player. A real athlete, with keen reflexes, a chiseled torso and powerful legs, he got a little too aggressive and smashed into a younger player, breaking his neck. Now he stands convicted of negligent homicide but is given a choice: Serve 20 years hard labor or endure a series of scientifically designed tortures – the “Alternative Punishment Program” – and serve only 20 months. Today, Bryan must give his final consent, but first he must listen to the tortures described in detail – a brutal flogging, a 10-hour crucifixion, a full-body bull-whipping, electro-torture of his cock and balls until he literally passes out, then eight hours on the rack. He will be stripped naked and his entire ordeal will be recorded and streamed online – as a deterrent to other young offenders. Next week: We have just begun